2023 Sylvain Cathiard Aux Thorey, Nuits-Saint-George Premier Cru, France Lillian this 100% Syrah is sourced

this 100% Syrah is sourced from vines averaging 40 years of age

Traditionally blended with Chardonnay or made into the classic Kir cocktail

Melonix was born out of an exploration with SO2

Aged for 5 months in stainless steel tanks

but charming and complex in its youth

2023 Sylvain Cathiard Aux Thorey, Nuits-Saint-George Premier Cru, France Lillian this 100% Syrah is sourcedFrom a small, mid slope parcel in the northern sector of Nuits, near the Vosne border, with eastsoutheast exposure over very shallow, stony limestone capped by thin clay; farming is organic in practice. The fruit is hand harvested, strictly sorted, and 100% destemmed after ~810 days of cold maceration, then fermented 1020 days with indigenous yeasts and gentle cap work, with no SO before malolactic. levage runs 1518 months in French oak with roughly